David Heffernan

The Survival Coach

Born ORDSALL, Roughest council estate in Europe. Altar boy aged 5. Served at 1st funeral aged 5. Aged 8 Grief counsellor. Man and dad split 1981. Homeless aged 16. Set up childcare centre and got A Levels whilst living rough. Arrested for Arson at 18. Eventually cleared. Death threats, Armed robberies followed. Prostitution. Identified found prostitute body burnt alive all before 20. Moved to make district – lived in a tent for a year living off land for most part. More violence and robberies. Woke up 4:30 in Bolton. Bored. 3 hours later moved to Essex. 7 hours later found a job, £400 wages sub and a room rent free for a month. Became regional manager for large retail group, Nephew died at birth, stress, went off rails. Beat 2 guys up in short space of time. Arrested and eventually cleared for 1. Moved back to Manchester. Met wife, had kids, diagnosed with muscle wasting disorder and lung defect, on 36 tablets plus 45mg morphine daily. Became unemployable, joined Avon. Top 7% in country for sales. Health worsened. Joined Utility warehouse, Became drug free, Became a trained medium. Served all spiritualist churches in North West. Attended Bradcamp and Be a better speaker, now living the dream with my future as a speaker looking damn good.

Keith Blakemore-Noble is the creator and host of The Confidence Alchemist Radio Show.

As The Confidence Alchemist, he helps performers to transform their deepest fears into their greatest strengths. For some this is conquering their social phobia around meeting strangers, for others it is beating the fear of stepping up their career into perhaps a managerial role; for yet others it is all about finding their own confidence to be them and enjoy living the life they always wanted to live but were too scared to dare.

He knows a thing of two about conquering fears and phobias and developing confidence – for far too many years he himself was painfully shy, crushingly lonely as a result, and his career hit its limits because of this. He started studying cutting edge neurosciences, conquered his “stuff”, and because The Confidence Alchemist – he has subsequently spoken to groups small and large (up to 800) in multiple countries across 3 different continents, sharing insights into how we can all become truly confident in all areas of our lives.

He has compiled and published several books and is in the process of writing his own book on confidence during 2018/9. He also occasionally performs his popular hypnosis and card magic show to thrilled audiences.

The Confidence Alchemist™ Radio Show is brought to you by the bow-tie wearing radio host, hypnotist & magician, best-selling author, Confidence Alchemist, phobia expert, and global speaker himself, Keith Blakemore-Noble.

Always with the same aim – to Transform your Deepest Fears into your Greatest Strengths – some episodes will feature Keith discussing confidence-related topics with a variety of global guests, whilst in other episodes Keith will share useful information and helpful tips.

Whether you catch us live every Thursday at noon, or via the replays or as a podcast, the only important thing is to let the wealth of life experience, coupled with real-world science-based proven technologies, be your powerful guide on your journey toward transforming your deepest fears into your greatest strengths…

David Heffernan

The Survival Coach

Born ORDSALL, Roughest council estate in Europe. Altar boy aged 5. Served at 1st funeral aged 5. Aged 8 Grief counsellor. Man and dad split 1981. Homeless aged 16. Set up childcare centre and got A Levels whilst living rough. Arrested for Arson at 18. Eventually cleared. Death threats, Armed robberies followed. Prostitution. Identified found prostitute body burnt alive all before 20. Moved to make district – lived in a tent for a year living off land for most part. More violence and robberies. Woke up 4:30 in Bolton. Bored. 3 hours later moved to Essex. 7 hours later found a job, £400 wages sub and a room rent free for a month. Became regional manager for large retail group, Nephew died at birth, stress, went off rails. Beat 2 guys up in short space of time. Arrested and eventually cleared for 1. Moved back to Manchester. Met wife, had kids, diagnosed with muscle wasting disorder and lung defect, on 36 tablets plus 45mg morphine daily. Became unemployable, joined Avon. Top 7% in country for sales. Health worsened. Joined Utility warehouse, Became drug free, Became a trained medium. Served all spiritualist churches in North West. Attended Bradcamp and Be a better speaker, now living the dream with my future as a speaker looking damn good.

Keith Blakemore-Noble is the creator and host of The Confidence Alchemist Radio Show.

As The Confidence Alchemist, he helps performers to transform their deepest fears into their greatest strengths. For some this is conquering their social phobia around meeting strangers, for others it is beating the fear of stepping up their career into perhaps a managerial role; for yet others it is all about finding their own confidence to be them and enjoy living the life they always wanted to live but were too scared to dare.

He knows a thing of two about conquering fears and phobias and developing confidence – for far too many years he himself was painfully shy, crushingly lonely as a result, and his career hit its limits because of this. He started studying cutting edge neurosciences, conquered his “stuff”, and because The Confidence Alchemist – he has subsequently spoken to groups small and large (up to 800) in multiple countries across 3 different continents, sharing insights into how we can all become truly confident in all areas of our lives.

He has compiled and published several books and is in the process of writing his own book on confidence during 2018/9. He also occasionally performs his popular hypnosis and card magic show to thrilled audiences.

The Confidence Alchemist™ Radio Show is brought to you by the bow-tie wearing radio host, hypnotist & magician, best-selling author, Confidence Alchemist, phobia expert, and global speaker himself, Keith Blakemore-Noble.

Always with the same aim – to Transform your Deepest Fears into your Greatest Strengths – some episodes will feature Keith discussing confidence-related topics with a variety of global guests, whilst in other episodes Keith will share useful information and helpful tips.

Whether you catch us live every Thursday at noon, or via the replays or as a podcast, the only important thing is to let the wealth of life experience, coupled with real-world science-based proven technologies, be your powerful guide on your journey toward transforming your deepest fears into your greatest strengths…